Nikki Cox was born to perform. At age four, she was discovered by a talent agent when she was taking dance classes. Soon, she was cast in her first role, in the cute-alien film ‘Mac and Me.’ 

She continued dancing, appearing in the video for Paula Abdul’s ‘Forever Your Girl’ and Michael Jackson’s

‘Moonwalker.’ She also appeared as a dancer on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show.’

She had her first speaking role in ‘Mama’s Family’, then went on to appear in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, ‘Night Court’, ‘Murphy Brown’, ‘Baywatch’, and ‘Boy Meets World’.

On the big screen she has appeared in ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, ‘The Glimmer Man’ and ‘Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps.’

She had a short-lived sitcom, ‘Nikki’, and starred in the NBC drama ‘Las Vegas.’

She began dating Bob Goldthwait after they met on the set of ‘Unhappily Ever After’ in 1995. The relationship ended in mid-2004.